| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 3,311 | 3,286 | 6,652 | |
| 2020 | D | 4,012 | 3,343 | 7,439 | |
| 2016 | D | 3,711 | 3,013 | 6,834 | |
| 2012 | D | 4,569 | 2,960 | 7,569 | |
| 2008 | D | 4,893 | 3,165 | 8,121 | |
| 2004 | D | 4,359 | 3,140 | 7,548 | |
| 2000 | D | 3,887 | 2,554 | 6,478 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,565 | 2,293 | 6,030 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,511 | 2,518 | 6,376 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,923 | 2,687 | 5,640 | |
| 1984 | D | 3,308 | 2,839 | 6,166 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,445 | 2,435 | 5,943 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,681 | 1,952 | 5,661 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,966 | 3,123 | 5,253 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,709 | 1,152 | 5,618 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,290 | 2,407 | 4,697 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,867 | 1,188 | 3,334 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,217 | 516 | 3,028 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,432 | 940 | 3,381 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,050 | 148 | 2,129 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,525 | 208 | 2,734 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,466 | 128 | 3,598 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,725 | 29 | 1,756 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,788 | 77 | 1,882 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,024 | 178 | 2,202 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,872 | 60 | 1,947 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,068 | 101 | 2,176 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,677 | 61 | 1,749 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,069 | 34 | 1,219 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,215 | 189 | 1,431 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,341 | 64 | 1,408 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,452 | 214 | 1,691 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,392 | 624 | 3,036 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,676 | 662 | 2,558 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Haywood County sits at Tennessee's western margin where Mississippi Delta demographics meet Appalachian-state politics, producing one of the state's rare competitive counties. Its majority-Black population anchors Democratic strength that has kept presidential margins razor-thin for two consecutive cycles.
The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-two points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Haywood County's demographics — a population of 17,475, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $50,472 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Hampton County.